Domagoj Burilović

27/03/2025

Izabrani su Finalisti Nagrade Radoslav Putar 2025. U Institutu za suvremenu umjetnost, ove je godine bio raspisan 24. natječaj za godišnju nagradu za umjetnike do 40 godina starosti, Nagradu Radoslav Putar. Ovogodišnji stručni žiri radio je u sastavu: Nikica Jurković, dobitnik Nagr

16/04/2022

Sony World Photography Awards 2022 Virtual Exhibition (detail "Dorf"): https://sonyworldphotographyawards2022.v21artspace.com/

16/04/2022

Sony World Photography Awards 2022 Book (detail "Dorf")
https://www.worldphoto.org/2022book

16/04/2022

Sony World Photography Awards - Architecture & Design, 1st place

1st Place, Dorf by Domagoj Burilović Dorf‚ is the German word for village. In the 19th century, the Croatian region of Slavonia was inhabited by people from all nations of the Austro-Hungary empire. A fast economic development began with the exploitation of forest and land. Villages became an ele...

06/04/2022

Slavonija se u 19.st. naseljava stanovništvom iz svih dijelova Austro-Ugarske. Eksploatacijom šuma i zemlje počinje nagli gospodarski razvoj. Velika i brojna sela postaju osnovna demografska i urbanistička jedinica.

06/04/2022

[📣 RESULTS!]

We are pleased to congratulate the winners and finalists of the Rovinj Photodays 2022 competition!

🔸 Make sure to check out the online finalist's exhibition at: https://bit.ly/rpd-finalists-2022

The finalist's exhibition, as well as other exciting exhibitions and programs will be part of the Rovinj Photodays festival held from May 6 to May 8 in Rovinj!

Festival program will be announced very soon - stay tuned! 😉🧡🖤

05/04/2022

"DORF" na Rovinj Photodays, 2022 -
1. mjesto u kategoriji arhitekture

Nakon intenzivnog perioda žiriranja, poznati su pobjednici i finalisti natječaja Rovinj Photodays 2022. Na ovogodišnji je natječaj, do 25. veljače, prijavljeno

05/04/2022

DORF / 2022

In 19th century, Croatian region of Slavonia is being inhabited by people from all nations of Austro-Hungary empire. A fast economic development begins with the exploatation of forest and land. Villages became an elementary demographic unit. German colonists made the largest cultural impact through language, crafts and architecture. Instead of building with mud, people started to build with baked bricks which raised the quality of life. Two types of houses appeared - gable (agricultural) and longitudinal (crafts).
The irony of history is that today, due to the destroyed industry, the population is leaving Slavonia and going to Germany in search of a better life. With the extinction of the village the historic houses that became part of the cultural identity are the first to decay.
The photo series consists of photo-collages of buildings on clean plains to emphasize architecture and empty landscape, as well as a typology of houses in real spaces.
“Dorf” is a german word for village.

Slavonija se u 19. stoljeću naseljava stanovništvom iz svih djelova Austro-Ugarske, a eksploatacijom šuma i zemlje počinje nagli gospodarski razvoj. Velika i brojna sela postaju osnovna demografska i urbanistička jedinica.
Doseljeni Nijemci vrše najveći kulturni utjecaj na selo kroz jezik, obrte i – arhitekturu. Gradnja pečenom ciglom mjenja dotadašnju gradnju od drva i blata što bitno podiže kvalitetu života. Nastaju dva tipa kuća – zabatni (agrarni) i uzdužni (obrtnički). Takve kuće su često jedina povijesna baština mnogih sela.
Aktualnim iseljavanjem stanovništva selo odumire jer više ne pruža dovoljnu kvalitetu života, a s njim prva propada povijesna arhitektura.
Ironija je povijesti da su Nijemci naseljavali slavonska sela i podizali kvalitetu života, a danas Slavonci odlaze u Njemačku u potrazi za boljim životom. “Dorf” je njemačka riječ za selo.

05/04/2022

TERRAFORMING / 2019

ENG
Terraforming is a hypothetical process of transforming extraterrestrial soil to make it suitable for human life. In this work I use the literal meaning of the term (Earth-shaping) for the opposite process - shaping the earth's soil to make it unsuitable (unearthly) for human life.
Slavonia, the region of Croatia, is an agricultural area - the land, soil. I capture all the changes in the soil that have emerged from the recent tragedies and the result was the mass emigration of the population. The photographs depict the consequences of war, ruined industries, neglected culture, environmental pollution, population decline and decay of villages.
I build aesthetics with the land in the focus and the fog that gives the atmosphere of alienation.

HR
Teraformiranje je hipotetski proces transformacije izvanzemaljskog tla kako bi bilo pogodno za život čovjeka. U radu koristim doslovno značenje pojma (oblikovanje zemlje) za suprotan proces – oblikovanje zemaljskog tla kako bi postalo nepogodno (nezemaljsko) za život.
Slavonija kao poljoprivredna regija se kolektivno povezuje sa zemljom. Fotografije bilježe sve transformacije tla koje su rezultat kolektivnih tragedija u recentnoj povijesti, a koje su rezultirale masovnom emigracijom stanovnika. Fotografije obuhvaćaju posljedice rata, propale industrije, zanemarene kulture, ekološkog zagađenja, visokog mortaliteta i odumiranja sela.
Estetiku gradim sa zemljom u fokusu i maglom koja daje atmosferu nepoznatog, nezemaljskog.

05/04/2022